--- title: [QGIS-Developer] anyone else get a vague github... description: A QGIS developer received an unexpected email from GitHub warning about upcoming billing for the GitHub Code Quality feature (moving to GA on July 20, 2026),... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/qgis-developer-anyone-else-get-a-vague-github-shakedown-notice-is-this-about-qgis--o8ioi6l0b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: [QGIS-Developer] anyone else get a vague github shakedown notice? is this about qgis? | daily.dev og:description: A QGIS developer received an unexpected email from GitHub warning about upcoming billing for the GitHub Code Quality feature (moving to GA on July 20, 2026),... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/qgis-developer-anyone-else-get-a-vague-github-shakedown-notice-is-this-about-qgis--o8ioi6l0b og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/O8IoI6l0B.png og:image:alt: [QGIS-Developer] anyone else get a vague github shakedown notice? is this about qgis? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # [QGIS-Developer] anyone else get a vague github shakedown notice? is this about qgis? **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary A QGIS developer received an unexpected email from GitHub warning about upcoming billing for the GitHub Code Quality feature (moving to GA on July 20, 2026), priced at $10 per active committer per month plus metered AI usage. The developer is confused because they never signed up for a paid plan, have no billing info on file, and the email incorrectly states they are part of GitHub Sponsors. They question whether their association with the QGIS project triggered the notice, whether others received similar emails, and whether surprise charges could result. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When does GitHub Code Quality move from public preview to general availability and how much will it cost? GitHub Code Quality becomes generally available on July 20, 2026, with pricing structured as a base subscription plus metered usage: a $10 per active committer per month license fee for enterprise access to findings, scoring, Rulesets integration, and Security Overview, plus usage-based AI Credits for Copilot code review and Autofix, and GitHub Actions minutes for CodeQL-powered scans. _Anyone tracking GitHub billing changes like Code Quality's GA pricing can follow the story on daily.dev._ ### How can I avoid being charged for GitHub Code Quality when it becomes generally available? Disable Code Quality on any repository before July 20, 2026 to avoid charges for that repository, since active committers are only counted on repositories where the feature is enabled. Review repository coverage beforehand and use GitHub's pricing calculator, available through a GitHub or Microsoft account team, to model costs based on actual usage. _Developers weighing whether to keep GitHub Code Quality enabled can track pricing changes like this on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@baz14** · 0 upvotes > I'll note that QGIS is the largest product under the GPL license. When MS bought GitHub, it promised that open source would always be free and that it would offer additional services compared to private ones. > > I'd like to believe this is a erroneous letter, but perhaps not. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [GitHub Code Quality Moves to General Availability, Bringing New Costs and Capabilities](https://daily.dev/posts/github-code-quality-moves-to-general-availability-bringing-new-costs-and-capabilities-sbbd48dzp) · DevOps.com · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub Code Quality generally available July 20, 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/github-code-quality-generally-available-july-20-2026-lgsxda5tb) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub Code Quality license estimate in public preview](https://daily.dev/posts/github-code-quality-license-estimate-in-public-preview-orwpe0jw1) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Vibe coding tool GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing](https://daily.dev/posts/vibe-coding-tool-github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing-9dw9ibadm) · Game Developer · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs](https://daily.dev/posts/what-a-joke-github-copilot-s-new-token-based-billing-spurs-consternation-among-devs-n8j2ag9z1) · TechCrunch · 33 upvotes · 12 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/qgis-developer-anyone-else-get-a-vague-github-shakedown-notice-is-this-about-qgis--o8ioi6l0b) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"[QGIS-Developer] anyone else get a vague github shakedown notice? is this about qgis?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/qgis-developer-anyone-else-get-a-vague-github-shakedown-notice-is-this-about-qgis--o8ioi6l0b","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/qgis-developer-anyone-else-get-a-vague-github-shakedown-notice-is-this-about-qgis--o8ioi6l0b"},"datePublished":"2026-07-10T18:10:27.503Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:25:10.114Z","description":"A QGIS developer received an unexpected email from GitHub warning about upcoming billing for the GitHub Code Quality feature (moving to GA on July 20, 2026),...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hacker News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hacker News","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/hn","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/qgis-developer-anyone-else-get-a-vague-github-shakedown-notice-is-this-about-qgis--o8ioi6l0b","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"open-source,github","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hacker News","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"[QGIS-Developer] anyone else get a vague github shakedown notice? is this about qgis?"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/qgis-developer-anyone-else-get-a-vague-github-shakedown-notice-is-this-about-qgis--o8ioi6l0b","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"I’ll note that QGIS is the largest product under the GPL license. 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